“In July we reported that Apple was in the race to acquire PrimeSense and last month the news was official,” Jack Purcher reports for Patently Apple.
“Little did we know at the time that Apple’s Tel Aviv research center was already working on sensing technologies specializing in three-dimensional analysis of body and facial movements, and so the acquisition of PrimeSense was a perfect fit to advance future projects,” Purcher reports. “A quick look at PrimeSense’s website will show you that Apple has acquired a company that possesses a lot of real-world technology that could advance many Apple products in the future.”
Purcher reports. “Today’s report takes a peek at a few of the patents that Apple has inherited.”
Read more in the full report here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Arline M.” for the heads up.]
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